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A Gazipur court on Tuesday sentenced two men to death for killing a workshop mason in Kapasia upazila in 2016. The convicts are Md Shakil, son of Md Mostafa, and...
Experts at a discussion in Dhaka have said infrastructure development is urgently needed to invite foreign investment to Bangladesh. They said if it could be ensured, more foreign investors will...
The doctors and staff members of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday have postponed all outdoor services after the relatives of a deceased patient allegedly attacked some physicians on...
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has called for ‘all inclusiveness’ in the country's national reconciliation and peace process, the state media reported on Tuesday. Suu Kyi reiterated that...
NASA research engineer Mahmooda Sultana has been named the 2017 “IRAD Innovator of the Year,” an award bestowed annually on those who achieve significant results creating technologies under the Goddard...
Two passenger buses near Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s motorcade were set afire Tuesday afternoon. The incident took place in Feni’s Mohipal area while she was returning to...
There is general perception that the existing Income Tax regulations in Bangladesh are British by birth, too much intricate in attitude and curiously cumbersome for enforcement. Though Taxation, as an...
One of the most noticeable accomplishments technology has succeeded to achieve over the past two decades is e-commerce. Although initially limited to on-line shopping, its expanse has widened to encompass...
A pet parrot in Singapore has been rescued from the jaws of death, after its owners discovered a huge python coiled around their bird's cage. The 1.5m-long (5ft) snake was...
Donald Trump will undertake his first visit to Asia, as the President of the USA, from November 03 to November 14. As announced by the White House, President Trump, accompanied...
European Union Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides has described the Rohingya crisis as the fastest-growing problem in the world. He said the EU decisively stepped up...
In order to maintain nutrition of the body, we need to consume the right food in adequate proportion. Nutritious foods keep our body healthy and active. Everyone should take the...
A meter-reader, who happens to be a third-class employee of the government, now boasts of having a six-storied house worth more than Tk 20 million in Narsingdi. He has also...
In Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election which took place on Tuesday Syed Ashraful Islam won the election with 18 votes to be the director of the board. Naimur Rahman Durjoy...
The government is contemplating to add more countries other than India in their list of countries to import onion in a bid to bring down the commodity’s price, said officials....
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Tuesday demanded formulating a policy for appointing judges to the Supreme Court. SCBA President Zainul Abedin made the demand at a press conference at...
Asian shares meandered on Tuesday after the markets retreated from their record highs overnight and China reported weak manufacturing data. Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 0.4 per cent to 21,933.52...
A Japanese man was arrested on Tuesday after the severed parts of nine bodies, some of them stored in picnic coolers, were found in his apartment, Japanese media said. Police...
Most of the Southeast Asian stock rose Tuesday, Indonesian shares jumped up to 1.0 per cent with financials and materials leading the rise. Thai shares rose for a sixth straight...
The Australian government has announced an additional A$10 million to meet the humanitarian needs of almost 0.60 million (600,000) Rohingya refugees fled into Bangladesh from Myanmar. This brings Australia's total...
Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped on Tuesday, taking its cue from losses on Wall Street after a report that US lawmakers are discussing more gradual corporate tax cuts rather than...
Dhaka-based ambassadors and their spouses from Denmark, Switzerland, Turkey, Singapore, Australia, E.U, Brazil, Russia and Morocco visited Beximco Industrial Park at Savar, Kashimpur recently. They were welcomed by Alauddin Mahmood,...
US stocks pulled back from record-high territory on Monday, weighed down by a drop in Merck shares and a report that US lawmakers are discussing a gradual phase-in of much-anticipated...
BOGRA, Oct 31: Over 8,000 female labourers from different remote villages of the district have attained self-reliance by working at the jute mills over the last few years. Source said...
A strike by airlines workers in Argentina caused the cancellation of dozens of flights and the grounding of tens of thousands of passengers on Tuesday. Unions representing state-run carrier Aerolineas...
PABNA, Oct 31: Struggling with poverty since childhood, Amir Ali of Joynagar village in Ishwardi upazila under the district has graduated this year, alongside gaining solvency through brinjal farming. Earlier...
Outdoor medical services at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) remained suspended on Tuesday, causing immense suffering to the patients, as intern doctors went on work abstention to press home their...
The Bank of England believes that up to 75,000 jobs could be lost in financial services following Britain's departure from the European Union. I understand senior figures at the Bank...
Within over two years of enactment, the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Act is being amended to suit construction of subway as government high-ups want the high-speed train lines installed underground....
The fact that 80 per cent of the country's land custom stations (LCSs) have virtually no business to do is least surprising. What, however, sounds bizarre is that pressure is...
A few years ago, during a conversation with young people from some of Senegal's poorest communities, a pair of social entrepreneurs told me about projects they were working on to...
Dhaka is all set to host the eight-day Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) for the first time. Foreign delegates will start arriving here on Wednesday to join the event beginning on...
I do not know about the rest of the country, but in Dhaka city alone, most of the foot over-bridges are avoided by pedestrians and they are found risking their...
A large number of people in this country wallow in poverty. This is despite the government's sustained efforts to bring down poverty. Reducing poverty is a matter of time as...
WHATEVER may be said to the contrary, it is undeniable that confidence of the people in police has been eroding. The law enforcing agencies, instead of being idolised as champions...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court order that had put on hold the proceedings of a case filed over the seizure of liquid cocaine at Chittagong Port...
Are we prepared for life's changing cycles and unforeseen situations? The answer is no. Less than 1.0 per cent of the population of the country is insured. Insurance penetration has...
President Abdul Hamid has urged the United Nations (UN) to continue mounting pressure on Myanmar to solve the Rohingya crisis. Describing the Rohingya influx as a big burden, Abdul Hamid...
China's quinquennial Communist Party congresses are that rare event where ritual and dogma combine with introspection and strategy. The 19th National Congress, which began on October 18, is no exception....
Catalonia's sacked president says he has not travelled to Belgium to seek asylum but rather to talk freely. Carles Puigdemont has appeared in public in Brussels with several colleagues after...
More than 200 people believed to be dead following collapse of a tunnel at North Korea’s nuclear test site after sixth atomic test in September. The Reuters has published a...
Radio Edge 95.6, the first ever sports FM radio of the country, has started its journey. Bangladesh National ODI Cricket Team Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza inaugurated the FM radio on...
Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations-2017 will begin tomorrow (Wednesday) across the country. A total of 2468,820 examiness will appear in the public examination this year....
The ensuing international conference and expo on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Dhaka will have special focus on the readymade garments (RMG) sector, organisers said. The event will take place...
President Md Abdul Hamid will visit the Rajshahi Central Jail, where he was a political prisoner in 1977. The head of the state will fly to city by on Wednesday...
Stocks witnessed marginal gain on Tuesday after volatile trading as investors were active both sides of trading fence amid ongoing earnings and dividend declaration session. Brokers said the optimistic investors...
Oil prices were stable on Tuesday, supported by a tightening market due to ongoing OPEC-led efforts to cut supplies, although the prospect of rising US shale output dragged. Brent crude...
The dollar touched a one-week low versus the yen on Tuesday as investors turned cautious following news that investigators probing Russian interference in the US election had charged President Donald...
Gold price held steady on Tuesday as the dollar eased after reports that two former aides of US President Donald Trump were charged by federal authorities probing Russian interference in...
Tottenham have banned two fans for life after what appeared to be a cup of urine was thrown at West Ham fans in Wednesday's League Cup defeat. A video appeared...
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